EP 3534094 B1 20210407 - REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Title (en)
REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
Title (de)
KÜHLSCHRANK UND STEUERUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR
Title (fr)
RÉFRIGÉRATEUR ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 20180024696 A 20180228
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3534094A1] The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a control method of a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet (10) which includes a freezing chamber (12); an evaporator (151) which is provided at one side of the freezing chamber (12); a freezing chamber fan (152) which supplies cool air generated in the evaporator (151) to the inside of the freezing chamber (12); an ice maker (60) which is provided in the inner region of the freezing chamber (12) and performs ice-making by cool air supplied by the freezing chamber fan (152); an ice bin (50) which is provided below the ice maker (60) and separates and stores ice made in the ice maker (60); an ice-fullness detecting device (67) which detects whether or not the ice stored in the ice bin (50) is full; and a control unit (80) which controls the driving of the freezing chamber fan (152) according to a detection signal of the ice-fullness detecting device (67), in which the control unit (80) turns off the freezing chamber fan (152) in a case where ice-fullness is detected by the ice-fullness detecting device (67) and turns on the freezing chamber fan (152) in a case where the ice-fullness is not detected by the ice-fullness detecting device (67).
IPC 8 full level
F25C 5/187 (2018.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
F25C 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25C 1/04 (2013.01 - US); F25C 5/185 (2013.01 - US); F25C 5/187 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 11/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 17/065 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 17/067 (2013.01 - US); F25D 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 29/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2600/0253 (2013.01 - EP US); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2317/068 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2700/122 (2013.01 - EP KR US); Y02B 40/00 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3534094 A1 20190904; EP 3534094 B1 20210407; KR 102490558 B1 20230119; KR 20190103807 A 20190905; US 11079155 B2 20210803; US 11585584 B2 20230221; US 2019264972 A1 20190829; US 2021333034 A1 20211028
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 19159941 A 20190228; KR 20180024696 A 20180228; US 201916288745 A 20190228; US 202117368178 A 20210706